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What Does It Mean To Be A Man?

Men are males.
What is maleness?
The original male thing is sperm,
(The very first sperm, to be technical).
Sperm dies so that the ovum (female egg) can live.
Without that sperm dying, the ovum dies.
But by being penetrated by the sperm
The ovum becomes transformed into the zygote.

Males dying for the sake of the females -
That is the model presented by the sperm-ovum union,
Presented and, in effect, taught by it.
So when soldiers defend the homeland in war
Against an invading army,
(With some of them dying in the process)
They are males defending females
(and children, the extension of females).
They are following in the footsteps
Of the earliest, smallest, most primitive forebears, ie sperm.
They are being true to their roots.
Written by joegracegrace (Joe Grace)
Published | Edited 13th Jan 2014
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